Call For Contributors: Transnational Women Warriors: From Asia to AsianAmerica

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I am seeking contributions for a collection of essays on how certainheroines in Asian cultures are transformed and re-imagined in AsianAmerican context. For example: the image of babaylan originated inrebellions and rituals in the Philippines has played a significant rolein the Filipino communities in the U.S.; the Trung sisters have beenrecreated to represent new political and critical agenda in VietnameseAmerican texts; some female characters in traditional Japanese myths havebeen adapted into warriors; the legendary Chinese heroine Mulan hasbecome a global figure as a result of Kingstonâ€™s The Woman Warrior andDisneyâ€™s animated films. I am looking for scholarly articles that examine(but are not limited to) identity politics, cultural locations, gender,and ethnic communities. Novel perspectives and interdisciplinaryapproaches are welcome.